Oh also, this is super off topic, but when you reply it says in my notifications, "Satan replied to you..." Gives me a hell of a giggle! :-P

I've had a bit of the zombie thing, but not too bad (cut my zyprexa by half, added the wellbutrin to deal with it). Good luck to your brother! The best, but sometimes most difficult, thing we can do is just to advocate for ourselves. Going to the doc is important, though I know it isn't always easy.

I hope your brother is doing okay at this point! As for the genetic lottery, I guess that's the way it goes. I have my fair share of mental illness in my family tree, too. And it's likely that my grandmother had bipolar disorder, but it just wasn't easily diagnosed or treated in her lifetime.

I mean, I'm super happy with my meds. I know they can sound pretty scary (and the side effects can be annoying sometimes) but at this point they're just a part of my life. I feel lucky that I found the right mix!

Anti-psychotic. I have some semi-delusional/psychotic mixed mania. Hooray for all the wonderful forms bipolar disorder can take!

Ah, I do take Lamictal and zyprexa as well as wellbutrin. Wish I had the weight loss bit, since zyprexa is a notorious weight gain med. Good luck with the wellbutrin! I think it is helping me so far.

Hey, new Docs are great!

Ha! I love it. Especially since my name is from a David Bowie song - and he rocked some fabulous footwear back in the day.

aaaaaaaaahhhhhh Dr. Ruth I love you! I will fake zero orgasms tomorrow, I promise!

The MD number makes sense to me, especially since we've got a good chunk of DC - sensible height for work days, basically (shitty gender-based social rules, I know). And then there's the clubbing/nightlife in DC and Bmore, which probably pushes us towards 4 inches (I'll admit, I am in there with my stilettos (please…

There have been a lot of great comments here, and reading them made me think back on my wedding/disordered eating experience. At first I was just going to share about the amazing food at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans, but I feel like I need the setup, now. (Apologies, this is kind of long.)

I'm so sorry - I've definitely been there (I feel like it happens to me about once a year). I'm super religious with my medications; I've been on the same core two meds for nine years. I know I'm really lucky in that despite other med changes over the years. But I know it's hard when things don't work right or when…

Well, yeah, I get that. It's not easy. But we can make it - I really believe that we will.

Ha! Well there are all those warnings of side effects... Oats just might hold the secret :-P

Very true! I just feel really lucky that we have these meds and can live normal lives, unlike these poor women for whom adequate treatment was impossible.

This video... I really. I can't. I can't even.

I am sure that in 100 years, the medication I'm taking for bipolar disorder will be considered barbaric an ineffective (such is the way of medicine). That said, I am so, so glad I live now and not then. It terrifies me to think that I would have been basically imprisoned and tortured for the wonky, but not that…

Of course. Of course a woman having the nerve to reveal shitty, objectifying, stalkerish behavior becomes the victim of more horrifying language. God forbid women stand up for themselves, have opinions, even appear in public or online without fear of bodily and/or emotional harm.

I like your point about showing a character using ASL. I think if disney were to succeed in this, they would need to show coping strategies and life skills (the things that special educators teach in school) rather than a depiction of disabilities. For example, the princess could have a story board or something which…

Hmm... Maybe it's just mobile in general? Very annoying. It's also been randomly refreshing for no particular reason. :-(